IN LITTLE WAYS CHORUS Back, back to the box, Got to get on my knees. Back, back, back to the box, Father, won’t you please Let me in, forgive my sin And set my sad soul free. Weekly Mass is a duty I know I should fulfill, But Sunday morning was cold and wet, And […]
Archives for February 2016
Father John Catoir: The pope’s courage and his message to us
There are many opinions circulating about Pope Francis. Some say he’s too liberal, others say he stresses mercy too much over justice. Permit me to present a few facts about how the pope has performed his duties since assuming the chair of St. Peter. I hope it will help you to know him better.
Msgr. Owen F. Campion: The call to repent
THIRD SUNDAY OF LENT Exodus 3:1-8a, 13-15, 1 Corinthians 10:1-6, 10-12, Luke 13:1-9 The Book of Exodus provides the first reading. It recalls the encounter between God and Moses at the burning bush. Moses is reported as tending his father-in-law’s flock. Suddenly an angel appeared and led Moses to a bush. The bush, although on […]
The deeper his faith, the better public servant Scalia was, says son
WASHINGTON — Just as many pilgrims are passing through the Holy Door at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in this Year of Mercy, the casket bearing the body of the late Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia entered through the door Feb. 20.
Manaolana | Makana Aiona: Maka‘ala (alert, vigilant, watchful)
MAKANA’S HELPFUL HINTS Today’s tip: Invite and lead young adults to participate in activities with their campus or parish social justice committees or local social action organizations! This year, for our annual Island Leadership Retreat, we decided to follow the theme of the Jubilee of Mercy (happening now!), “Merciful like the Father,” which really points […]
Photo: Matrimonial excellence
Three Oahu Catholic couples were among the 12 husbands and wives selected from Catholic and Protestant congregations to be honored for their inspiring and lengthy matrimonial success at the first Celebrating Marriage Gala, Feb. 18, at the Kroc Center in Kapolei. Pictured from left are Ed and Betty Coda, sponsored by the Diocese of Honolulu, […]
Photo: New Serra members
Father Gary Secor, vicar general and chaplain of the Serra Club of Honolulu, and club president Jack Kampfer, far right, inducted new members husband and wife Paul and Yong Matthews, left, and Jim Walsh, second from right, during the club’s quarterly Mass at Blessed Sacrament Church, Pauoa, on Jan. 27. The Serra Club of Honolulu, […]
Photo: A mother’s son’s farewell
Papaikou-native Maryknoll Father Clyde Phillips presides at the burial Feb. 17 of his mother Catherine Priscilla Vicente Phillips at Alae Cemetery on the Big Island. Catherine Phillips died on Feb. 8 at age 89. Maryknoll’s U.S. regional superior Father Kevin Hanlon, left, came to Hawaii for the funeral. Father Phillips had recently moved back to the Big Island to care for his ailing mother. (Photo courtesy of Sister Malia Dominica Wong, OP)
Photo: Sign of Lent
As a sign of the start of Lent, Bishop Larry Silva places ashes on the forehead of one of the hundreds of congregants at the Feb. 10 noon Mass at the Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Peace. Ash Wednesday marked the beginning of the liturgical season of prayer, penitence, fasting and conversion for Christians around the globe. (HCH photo | Darlene Dela Cruz)
Photo: Signing their intent
Oahu’s catechumens preparing to be baptized into the Catholic Church on Easter Vigil signed their names into the Book of Elect at the island’s Rite of Election ceremony at the Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa, Feb. 14. Other Rite of Election ceremonies were held across the diocese that weekend, marking a major milestone for the 185 […]
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